Where does “vanhanpiianvero” come from?

vanhanpiianvero (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanhapiika, from Finnish vanha, from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.

vanhanpiianvero (Finnish): spinster tax a surtax levied on unmarried, childless individuals until the 1970s

Definitions

  1. spinster tax a surtax levied on unmarried, childless individuals until the 1970s

Ancestry of “vanhanpiianvero”, step by step

vanhanpiianvero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanhapiika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvanhapiikaA spinster
2Finnishvanhaold
3Proto-Finnicvanhaold
4Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →
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